Analysis of A Friend's Lament
Eyes of darkened chocolate
hair, a ruby red
she's beauty incarnate
my wonderful friend
The greatest thing about her:
her radiant heart and soul
I wish I could get over you
these feelings take their toll
Her laugh, the sound of angels
her smile, a crescent moon
her entire being is so divine
I wish that I could make her mine
But she is with another
and I wish them all the best
for I truly love her
more than all the rest
I want her to be happy
and don't think that she'd be
if I ever had the chance
for her to be with me
So I'll stay by the side
and keep being her friend
for though I am heartbroken
I'm with her till the end
| Scheme | AXAB CDXD XXEE CFCF GGXG XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 111010 10101 110010 11001 0101010 0100101 11111101 110111 0101110 010101 0010101101 11111101 1111010 0111101 111010 11101 1101110 011111 1110101 101111 111101 011001 111110 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 631 |
| Words | 135 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
This poem is about my dearest friend. I'm in love with her, but she doesn't feel the same way back. Being her friend makes me happy.
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